I do get frustrated when they will not even carry the armor though. Several times I have handed over armor just to get the weight off my back and they drop it.
Same here. Many's the time I snarl frustratedly at the screen, "I don't want you to wear it you moron, I just want you to
carry it! WTF is wrong with you?!" It's especially annoying with ED-E; it can't wear any armor, so why not carry it?